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Woo! Science: Asteroids, satellites and a sneaky solar eclipse are what's 'up'
A case in point: a European Space Agency satellite, known as ERS-2, launched in 1995 and inactive since 2011, tumbled through ...
Swollen eyeballs, baby-like skin, and gravity shock: What Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore might experience upon returning to Earth
NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams are returning to Earth after a prolonged nine-month stay at the ISS due to ...
How NASA Astronauts Might Feel When They Return to Earth
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are gearing up to return toE Earth on Tuesday after an unexpected nine months aboard the ISS, ...
Daily Mail6d
DNA damage equal to a daily pack of cigs and frail bones due to lack of gravity: If astronaut Suni Williams looks likes she's aged a decade after spending 288 days in space ...
Frailty from lack of sun and gravity In 2007, Williams became the ... Williams still looked noticeably frail when she came back to earth. Astronauts lose muscle mass rapidly because they do ...
Violent supernovae 'triggered at least two Earth extinctions,' study suggests
At least two mass extinction events in Earth's history were likely caused by the "devastating" effects of nearby supernova ...
Four planets found orbiting a star 6 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...
How Astronauts Perform Basic Everyday Tasks In Zero Gravity
Getting to outer space is tough, but living there presents a whole new slew if issues. Check out how astronauts accomplish ...
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Baby feet, bone density and vision loss – How will transition from microgravity to gravity impact Sunita Williams & Butch Wilmore?
With no gravity pulling blood downward ... trapped particles in Earth’s magnetic field, solar radiation from the Sun, and galactic cosmic rays. Prolonged exposure to these radiation sources ...
Space.com26d
How fast is Earth moving?
The sun has an orbit of its own in the Milky Way ... There is no chance that you'll be flung off to space right now, because the Earth's gravity is so strong compared to its spinning motion.